In chapters eleven and twelve of Yuval Noah Harari 's Sapiens, the author begins to discuss the world and all of its different cultures coming together. With the increase in trade, regions begin to vie for power through the creation of empires. These empires begin to control and dominate large areas of land. The domination of these regions increases the empire influence on trading as well as culture. As regions are conquered and new cultures are assimilated into their conqueror 's society, their own ideas and cultural practices come with them and influence the empire. One of these ideas that is spread is religion. These religious practices vary from location to location and reflect its regions sphere of influence. Local farmers tended to be
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Many of the early colonists were English Protestants who sought refuge from the Anglican Church. This idea of religious freedom could be seen in multiple waves of immigration as many immigrants sought cultural freedom. However, the religious turmoil that was discussed by Harari is especially noticeable in the past century in the United States. During the election of 1960, John F. Kennedy was hoping to be elected as the first Catholic president. In this election, many voters feared that a Catholic president would run the country based on what the pope wanted him to do. Voters feared that their country and religious freedom would be in the hands of the leader of the Catholic Church. This shows how the idea of religious battles is constantly on the minds of Americans. People were afraid that Catholics were going to declare war on their religion. A recent example of war between religions is shown in recently through the United States war on Islam. After numerous terrorist acts done by radical Islamist, many in the United States fear that these radical Islamists have declared war on Christianity. This has led to the persecution of all Muslims because of this small group 's actions. 2016 presidential candidate Donald Trump even stated that, "Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States"(Heilpern). This fear of
Many of the early colonists were English Protestants who sought refuge from the Anglican Church. This idea of religious freedom could be seen in multiple waves of immigration as many immigrants sought cultural freedom. However, the religious turmoil that was discussed by Harari is especially noticeable in the past century in the United States. During the election of 1960, John F. Kennedy was hoping to be elected as the first Catholic president. In this election, many voters feared that a Catholic president would run the country based on what the pope wanted him to do. Voters feared that their country and religious freedom would be in the hands of the leader of the Catholic Church. This shows how the idea of religious battles is constantly on the minds of Americans. People were afraid that Catholics were going to declare war on their religion. A recent example of war between religions is shown in recently through the United States war on Islam. After numerous terrorist acts done by radical Islamist, many in the United States fear that these radical Islamists have declared war on Christianity. This has led to the persecution of all Muslims because of this small group 's actions. 2016 presidential candidate Donald Trump even stated that, "Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States"(Heilpern). This fear of